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Tetragraptidae

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Tetragraptidae

Taxonomy
Tetragraptidae was named by Frech (1897).

It was assigned to Dichograptina by Maletz (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Tetragraptidae Frech p. 593
2014Tetragraptidae Maletz p. 502

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyTetragraptidaeFrech 1897
familyTetragraptidaeFrech 1897

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Tetragraptidae Frech 1897
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Invalid names: Pseudotrigonograptus angustus Mu and Lee 1958 [synonym], Pseudotrigonograptus magnus Mu and Lee 1958 [synonym], Pseudotrigonograptus uniformis Mu and Lee 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: planktonico
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:07:12
Modified: 2009-05-19 07:15:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Caradoc or 477.10000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (7772 7806)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Russian Federation (Siberia) Pseudotrigonograptus ensiformis, Pseudotrigonograptus angustus (206143) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (205381 205382)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (203696)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (England) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (3704)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GuangXi) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (4665)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GuangDong) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (4678)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hunan) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (7700)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Pseudotrigonograptus ensiformis (205387) Pseudotrigonograptus ensiformis, Pseudotrigonograptus angustus (206147) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (205380) Pseudotrigonograptus sp., Pseudotrigonograptus angustus (206146)
Yapeenian470.3 - 469.4New Zealand Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (63330) Pseudotrigonograptus uniformis (63326)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Bolivia Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (145517)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (194973)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (206166) Pseudotrigonograptus sp., Pseudotrigonograptus angustus (206145)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Zhejiang) Pseudotrigonograptus ensiformis (203702 203703)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (GuangXi) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (4666)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (8686)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (GanSu) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (8567)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (GuangXi) Pseudotrigonograptus sp. (4668)